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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Types of Landslides

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled diagram of types of landslides.
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Sketch of Volcano Landslide and Directed Blast, Mount St. Helens, Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Hummocks of Landslide Deposit, Mount St. Helens, Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Coldwater Lake, Blocked by Landslide Deposit, Mount St. Helens, Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Naturally Disastrous

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to natural disasters, and learn the difference between natural hazards and natural disasters. They discover the many types of natural hazards - avalanche, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, landslide,...
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History Matters: Landon in a Landslide: The Poll That Changed Polling

For Students 9th - 10th
"Dewy Wins" is not the only big mistake made by journalists in predicting the outcome of presidential elections. This article from the Literary Digest, October 31, 1936, predicted that Alf Landon would defeat Franklin Roosevelt by a...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Angle of Repose

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students measure the maximum slope at which grains are stable (the angle of repose). They explore how different properties of the sediment influence slope stability and lead to different slope failures (mass movements)....
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: The Slope of Land in Your Community

For Students 5th - 8th
Students investigate how particle size and shape relate to the maximum slope angle the particles will maintain during a landslide.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: The Restless Planet Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of liquefaction and landslides which are two of the many effects of earthquakes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Earth Science: Erosion and Deposition by Gravity

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies causes and effects of landslides and mudslides and explains how slump and creep occur.
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Vibrationdata: Alaska Earthquake 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Time, date, and size of the Alaskan 1964 earthquake. Photos of the damage caused by the quake and the tsunami, location of the epicenter, and a description of the landslides.
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Luke W Interface Designs: Geology of Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about six geological processes from Luke W Interface Designs that are happening or have happened on Mars. Ex: aeloian, cratering, landslides, volcanic, and more.
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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Election of 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
The re-election of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 was not a done deal. Read about the peace explorations, the Republican and Democratic conventions, the campaigns, and eventual "landslide" for Lincoln. From "The Civil War and Reconstruction" by...
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University of California

The History Project: Fdr and Courtpacking

For Teachers 11th - 12th
On November 3, 1936, President Roosevelt was swept back into office by what was, at the time, the largest landslide victory, of the twentieth century. Roosevelt carried all but two states and won 523 electoral votes to Landon's 8. Such...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Truman vs. Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about one of the most surprising political defeats in American history. The election of 1948 between President Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey was supposed to be a landslide. Find out about Truman's stand on policies, and read about...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Presidency of Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
President Reagan was known as the "Great Communicator". Examine why he was elected President by a landslide and his policies during his two terms. This source contains an overview of information, references for further study, questions...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: First Post Apartheid Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
In April 1994, South Africans, for the first time, were able to cast their vote in a national election. View this illustrated account of Nelson Mandela's landslide victory.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Physics of Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
The civil engineering department presents the physics of a tsunami. The topics addressed: what does "tsunami" mean; how do tsunamis differ from other water waves; how do earthquakes generate tsunamis; how do landslides, volcanic...
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House Partially Buried by a Lahar Deposit, Mount St. Helens, Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Fast Does Water Travel Through Soils?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students measure the permeability of different types of soils, compare results and realize the importance of size, voids and density in permeability response.
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Ready

Ready: Make a Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough resource that covers preparing for natural and man-made disasters and hazards.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Do Avalanches Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, dramatic footage of avalanches and animations of ice crystals illustrate how a layer of weakly-bonded snow can contribute to a devastating avalanche. [4:03]
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Other

Digital Library for Earth System Education: Living in Earthquake Country

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An inquiry unit that teaches students about the how and why earthquakes cause damage and about life in earthquake country. Students specifically learn about: earthquake damage, where earthquake occur, earthquake patterns, seismic waves,...
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1932

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1932 won in an absolute landslide by Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt over Herbert Hoover.

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